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Geoff Cordwell's ACCA Advanced Performance Management Course
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How to use KPIs
One of the most common exam questions in the ACCA's APM exam surrounds KPls. In my opinion the examiner believes that many performance...

Geoff Cordwell
Jun 7, 20213 min read
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Can you get the right answer but not score enough marks?
Can you get the right answer but not score enough marks?

Geoff Cordwell
May 21, 20211 min read
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ROCE and ROI - What is the difference?
ROCE and ROI - What is the difference?

Geoff Cordwell
Apr 23, 20211 min read
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Rolling budgets - good idea or an excuse to cheat?
Businesses want a robust control system and target that are reasonable. Are rolling budgets the answer though?

Geoff Cordwell
Apr 16, 20211 min read
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What's the right mindset for ACCA APM?
What's the right mindset for ACCA APM?

Geoff Cordwell
Apr 9, 20211 min read
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Performance management in cost leading environments
Studying ACCA APM? Here is a tip for the day. The ACCA has recently posted an article written by Graham J Morgan concerning performance...

Geoff Cordwell
Jan 31, 20211 min read
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Visualisation
Studying ACCA APM? Here's a tip for the day. The APM exam, unlike most of the other papers will ask you to apply yourself to a specific...

Geoff Cordwell
Jan 29, 20211 min read
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Applying the syllabus to any business
Studying ACCA APM? Here's a tip for the day. This exam demands that you can apply a syllabus area to any business. Sure, the business...

Geoff Cordwell
Jan 15, 20211 min read
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Study through the lens of evaluation and suitability
Studying ACCA APM? Here is a tip for the day. The humble typewriter was a revelation when it first appeared. But then along came...

Geoff Cordwell
Jan 8, 20211 min read
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The drivers of performance
Not the usual "watching football" attire I know and the dog was less than interested to be fair, but I felt I had to help Finn (my step...

Geoff Cordwell
Jan 2, 20211 min read
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Assessing a Not for Profit Organisation
ACCA APM – Performance Management in the Not for Profit Sector One of the most common exam questions in the ACCA’s APM exam surrounds...

Geoff Cordwell
Dec 11, 20202 min read
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Writing Tips
Why do intelligent hardworking students fail exams? This is an interesting question. Maybe you should pause and think about that for a...

Geoff Cordwell
Dec 1, 20205 min read
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Why study ACCA APM as your option paper
Choosing an option paper can be scary. You might have conflicting thoughts. You want to pass of course, but you want your choice to be...

Geoff Cordwell
Oct 16, 20202 min read
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The Building Block model
Studying ACCA APM? Can you apply the Building Block model? - Here is how! Application and evaluation are two key skills tested in ACCA...

Geoff Cordwell
Sep 7, 20203 min read
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Variances - What you need to know for the APM paper
Variances were added to this syllabus a good few years ago and we have had a couple of questions since then, but there are still a number...

Geoff Cordwell
Aug 11, 20203 min read
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Internet of things
EXTRACT from Geoff Cordwell’s new APM material topic 10 There are many different IT systems mentioned in the syllabus with a few...

Geoff Cordwell
Jul 30, 20202 min read
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Just what is the ACCA APM examiner thinking?
Have you ever wondered how an examiner thinks?  What is their overall attitude to the setting and indeed the marking of their paper?...

Geoff Cordwell
Jul 30, 20203 min read
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What Drives Results?
APM Tip: What Drives Results?

Geoff Cordwell
Jun 12, 20201 min read
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Geoff Cordwell’s Student Gets 1st Place in the World at APM
Congratulations to my student Dominic Gibson who placed 1st in the World for the March 2020 ACCA APM exam

Geoff Cordwell
Jun 1, 20201 min read
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